Tabulator printing-machine.



J. POWERS.

TABULATOR PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLIQATION FILED JUNE 14, 1915.. RENEWED APR, 6. I911.

1,245,504. Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

Witnesses:

James Powers.

Inventor.-

1. POWERS TABULATOR PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATI ON FILED JUNE I4. l9l5- RENEWED APR. 6. 19H. 1,245,504.

Patented Nov. 6, ,1917.

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APPLICATION FILED IUNE I4. 1915 RENEWED APR. 6. I917.

1 ,245,504. Patented Nov. 6, 1917,

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JAMES POWERS, NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB TO POWERS ACCOWG Cm COMPANY, 01' NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWABE.

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Application fled'Iune 14, 1915', Serial No. 88,884. Renewed April 6, 1817. Serial I0. 180,813.

To all whom it may-convent: Be it known that I, JAMES Powans, a c1t1- zen of theUnited States, residing in New York, in'the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tabulator Printing- Machines, of which the following is a specification.

. This invention relates to improvements in tabulator printing machines with perforated record cards.

One of the main objects of the present in-' vention is to provide an arrangement whereby a tabulating and printing mechanism can be so connected to a cardanalyzing mechanism that a rticular group of data can with facilit tabulated and printed to the exclusion 02 other data contained on a card.

Another object of the invention is to provide an arrangement whereby, when desimd,

all the groups of data of a card can be tabulated and printed, and when onl a particular group of data of such car is to be tabulated and printed, the-connecting means for the other groups of data can with facility be removed so that such other groups of data will not be tabulated and printed.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an arran I means for connecting a tabulating and printing mechanism with an analyzing mechanism any of which. connecting means can be qulckly removed when corresponding: data is not to be recorded. Y

Still another object of the invention is to provide an arrangement of connecting means particularly adapted for connecting the printing andtabulating mechanism to the analyzing mechanism of the apparatus described and claimed in my co ap lication, Serial No. 802,363, led-Novem r 22, 15313, which connecting naieans'hare arra in u s to correspon wit groups of iita or orated record cards, any *of which groups of connecting means may with facilitybe removed when it is desired not to record the groups .of'data corresponding with the moved.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the invention will ap ear fromthe subjoined detail descri tion 0 one specific embodiment thereof i1 ustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an end elevation of a tabulatgroups of connecting means recooperating of ent having connecting ing and printing mechanism connected with i an analyzing mechanism by the means forming the main subject-matter of the present invention, the card hopper being removed.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of'the same with the card hopper attached.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged end elevation of the casinlg for the connecting means detached; and 1g. 4 is a plan view of the same,

F' 5 is a section along the lines 5"-5" of Figs. 3 and 4. v

Fig. 6 is a fragmental view in section of a corner of the casing for the connecting means.-

Fig. 7 is a fragmental plan view of thepin securing plates of the conn means.

Fig. 8 is a 1 ental view illustrating the pinsecuring plates.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view, partly in section, showing the pins of the analyzing mechanism and the casing of a connectin means in position with its connectmg tain groups of the pins of the analyzing mechanism.

Fig. 10 is a fragmental view showing part the means for raising the housing containing the tabulating and-printing mecha- In the embodimentillustrated, 11 is the frame of the analyzing mechanism having the left side of Fig. 2,

at one end thereof, a'support 12 on which acard hopper 13 is adapted to be disposed, the hopper 13 befing hinged along its outer edge to the outer edge of the support 12 so that the hopper can be swung into a geosition removed from the sup porting mem r's 14 and 15 and the cas- 1n 6. a

. n this apparatus similar to the analyzing mechanism of the apparatusillustrated in I Serial No.

my copending application, 802,363, the .cards are fed from a hopper, in the present instance the hopper 13, to a position between the plates 17 and 18 (Fig. 9)

to cooperate with the pins 19 mounted in the movable pin box 20, which pins 19, when disposed in alinement with perforations in .the card being analyzed, pass through such perforations and advance alined extension 19 are retracted and the card discharged from the apparatus.

certain groups 0 means registering with cerpins 21, after which the pin box 20 and pins Disposed above the pin extensions 21 and mounted on the frame 11, there is provided a casing 16 which in the present instance has two parallel end walls 22 and 23 narrow at their lower ends, and gradually widening in their upward extent to their upper wide portions, the sides of the easing 16 being inclosed b suitable walls 24 and 25 secured to the en walls 22 and 23.

The end walls 22 and 23 are provided with short extensions 26 along each of their sides forming standards for the casing 16. Two anchor pins 27 are secured to a crosspiece 28 attached to the front end wall 22, one pin 27 being disposed adjacent each short extension 26 of such front end wall 22. The anchor pins 27 are provided to engage in orifices formed in the upper plate 29 of the analyzing mechanism by means of which the casing 16 is positioned on said analyzing mechanism so that its pins will register with the extension pins 21.

The casing 16 is provided with a perforated plate 30 at its lower end, the perforations thereof corresponding with the perforations in the plate 29, the perforations in the plate 30 being adapted to receive the lower ends of the intermediate or connecting pins 31 of the casing 16 so that such lower ends will be in alinement and in position to coact with the extension pins 21 of the analyzing mechanism.

The pins 31 are preferably. arranged in groups corresponding to groups of data on the cards to be recorded. In the present instance, there are provided securing means for securing the several groups of pins 31 independent of one another, by means of which securing means the groups of pins can be removed, one group independent of the other so that any number of groups of records can be taken that may be desired to the exclusion of others. The securing means comprise a plurality of bars 32 each having a plurality of notches 33 on one side thereof which bars when in locking position are disposed one against 'the other, with the notched side adjacent to the uninterrupted side of an adjacent bar thereby forming a composite plate 34, having a plurality of openings. In these resulting openings, the upper ends of the pins 31 are secured and locked. The connecting pins 31 each have a constricted portion 35 near its upper end which constricted portions are disposed in the notches 33, the resulting openings formed by such notches with adjacent plates being of a size suflicient to permit the free movement of the constricted portions 35 but preventing the normal sized portions of the pins 31 to pass through such resulting openings, by which arrangement, when the bars 32 are secured together, the pins 31 will be locked in position.

On the present casing, provision is made for five difierent composite plates 34, that is, each of the end walls 22 and 23 is provided with five difl'erent sides of securing means such as the screws 36, three screws in each set. Each set of screws 36 is provided to secure an angle iron 37, each angle irou having a vertical portion provided with three notches 38, and a horizontal portion adapted to extend inwardly over the edge of an end wall and spaced from an upper edge of an end wall so as to form a groove within which the ends of the bars 32 may be disposed. For securing each composite plate 34 in place, there are provided two such angle irons 37, one for each end of the plate 34, one of which is secured to the end wall 22 and the other to the end wall 23. By means of the notches 38, it will be seen that by merely loosening the screws 36, the angle 1rons 37 may be removed.

The tabulating and printing mechanism T consisting of a plurality of actuators 48 is secured in a housing 39 hingedly connected at one of its lower outer edges to the upwardly extending standards 40, the other end of the housing 39 being provided with ledges 41 secured to the lower corners of the housing 39, which ledges are engaged by .the standards 14 and 15 and by means of which such other end of the housing 39 is supported in position.

The standards are secured to one of the outer upper edges of the frame 11 at the discharge end of the analyzing mechanism, while the standards 14 and 15 are secured to brackets 42 of the frame 11 extending outwardly from such frame at the entrance end of the analyzing mechanism between the card hopper 13 and the plates 17 and 18.

In order to permit the ready elevation of one end of the housing 39, that end which is adjacent to the entrance end of the analyzing mechanism, the standard 15 serves as a jack and comprises a post 43 secured to one of the brackets 42, said post 43 having a roller 44 rotatably mounted on a pin extending transversely to the axis of, and fixed in said post, and also a sleeve portion 45 having a spiral slot 46 formed in its body portion in which slot the roller 44 is adapted to travel. The sleeve 45 is provided with a handle 47 extending transversely of its axis by means of which the sleeve 45 can be swung around on its axis, and due to the engagement of its slot 46 with the roller 44, the sleeve 45 will be raised when it is swung around in the proper direction, which sleeve 45 having its upper end in engagement with the ledge 41 of the housing 39 will raise such housing 39 with it.

When it is desired to remove the entire casing 16 or change its groups of connecting pins 31, it is only necessary to raise the housing 39 by turning the handle 47, thereupon swing the hopper 13 outward and the casing 16 can then be drawn out between the others.

connectin means for connecting sai the casing 16 is removed from its position on the' analyzing mechanism, but obviously the pins 31 may also be changed while the casing 16 rests on the analyzing mechanism,

in which latter case, however, it would be,

necessary to swing the housing 39 completely out of the way.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications ma be made to the details of construction wit out departing from the general spirit of the invention,

1 claim:

1. The combination with Van apparatus having a tabulating and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of connecting means for connecting said tabulating and printing mechanism with said analyzing mechanism, said mechanisms being divided into corresponding groups, and said connecting means also being divlded into groups to connect said corresponding groups of mechanisms, said grou s of connecting means being removable independent of one another so as to permit the operation of any one of said groups of the tabulating and printing mec anism to the exclusion of the 2. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of means for supportin said tabulating and printing mechamsm a ove and at a distance from said analyzing mechanism, connecting means for connectin said tabulating and printing mechanism with said analyzing mechanism and disposed between said. tabulating and printing mechanism and said analyzing mechanism, and means for elevating said tabulating and printing mechanism to permit the removal of said connecting means.

3. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of a housing for said tabulating and printin mechanism,"standardssecured to one end 0 said analyzing mechanism and extending upwardly thereof to which one end of sald housing is hingedly connected, standards at the other end of said analyzing mechanism on which the other end of said housing rests,

tabulating an printing mechanism with said analyzin mechanism and disposed between said tabu ating and printing mechanism and said analyzing mechanism, one of said latter standards comprising a jack for elevating said tabulating and printin mechan sm to permit the removal of sai connectlng means.

5 4. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating .and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of a housing for said tabulating and printing mechanism, standards secured to one end of said analyzing mechanism and extendin upwardly thereof to which one end of said housing is hingedly connected, standards at the other end of said analyzing mechanism on which the other end of said housin rests,

connecting means for connecting sai tabulating and printing mechanism with said analyzin mechanism and disposed between said tablfiating and printing mechanism and said analyzing mechanism, one of said latter standards comprising a jack for elevating said tabulating and printing mechanism to permit the removal of said connecting means, said jack embracing a post, a pm extendin transversely to the axis of said post an fixed thereto, a roll on said vpin, a sleeve adapted to fit over said 0st on the u per end of which sleeve said ousing is a apted to rest, there being a spiral slot in said sleeve in which said roll,

is disposed, and a handle on said sleeve for f swingin the same so that the engagement of the s ot with the roll will elevate said sleeve relative to said post and thereby elevate said housing.

5. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of a housing for said tabulating and printing mechanism, standards secured to one end of said analyzing mechanism and extending upwardly thereof to which one end of said housing is hingedly connected, standards at the other end of said analyzing mechanism on which the other end of said housin rests, connecting means for connecting said tabulating and printing mechanism with said analyzing mechanism and disposed between said ta ulatingvand printing mechanism and said anal zing mechanism, said latter standards being spaced apart suf ficiently to permit the passage of said connecting means between them when it is desired to remove such connecting means, and means connected to said latter standards for elevating said tabulating and printing mechanlsm to permit such removal of 'said connecting means.

6. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of a housing for said tabulating and printin mechanism, standards secured to one end 0 said analyzing mechanism and extending upwardly thereof to which one end of said housing is hingedly connected, standards at the other end of said analyzingmechanismonwhich the other end of said housin rests, connectin means for connecting sai tabulating and printing mechanism with said analyzing mechanism and disposed between said tabulating and printing mechanism and said analyzing mechanism,'said latter standards being spaced apart suificiently to permit the passage of said connecting means between them when it is desired to remove such connecting means, means connected to said latter standards for elevating said tabulating and printin mechanism to permit such removal of sai connecting means, and a hopper hingedly connected to said analyzmechanism adjacent to said latter standar s to permit the outward swinging of sald hopper when it is desired to remove said connecting means.

7. The combination with an ap aratus having a tabulating and printing mec anism and an analyzing mechanism, of connecting means for connecting said tabulatin and printin mechanism with said ana yzing mechanism, a casing for containing said connecting means, said tabulating and printing mechanism having a plurahty of actuators, said analyzing mechanism having a plurality of groups of pins, said connecting means comprising a corresponding plurality of groups of connecting lower end of said casing for maintaining the lower ends of said connecting pins in alinement with the pins of said analyzing mechanism, means in the upper end of said casing for maintaining the upper ends of said connecting pins in alinement with said actuators, the pins of said analyzing mechanism and the actuators of said rinting and tabulatin mechanism being ivided into correspon ing grou s, and said connecting pins also being divided into groups to connect said corresponding groups, said groups of connecting pins beingiremovable mdependent of one another so as to permit the operation of an one of said groups of actuators to the exc usion of others.

8. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating" and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of connecting means for connecting said tabulating and printing mechanism with said analyzing mechanism, a casing for contalmng said connecting means, said tabulating and printing mechanism having a plurality of actuators, said analyzing mechanism having a plurality of groups 0 pins, said connect ing means comprising a corresponding plurality of groups of connecting pins, means in the lower end of said casing for maintaining the lower ends of said connecting pins in alinement with the pins of said analyzing mechanism, and a plurality of plates in the upper end of said casin ,the number of plates corresponding to t e number of groups of connecting pins, saidhplates being adapted to maintain the upper ends of said connecting pins in alinement with said actuators and to anchor said pins in said casing, the actuators being divided into groups pins, means 111 the.

corresponding to the groups of connecting pins, said plates and said groups of connecting pins of one another so as to permit the operation of any one of said groups of actuators to the exclusion of others.

9. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of connecting means for connecting said tabulating and printin mechanism with said analyzin mechanism, a casing for containing said connecting means, said tabulating and printing mechanism having a plurality of actuators, said analyzing mechanism having a plurality of groups of pins, said connectin means comprising a corresponding plura ity of groups of connecting pins, means in the lower end of said casing for maintaining the lower ends of said connecting pins in alinement with the pins of said analyzing mechanism, and alining means in the upper end of said casing for maintaining the upper ends of said connectin pins in alinement with said actuators, sai alining means each comprising a plurality of bars having notches on one side thereof, said bars being disposed adjacent to one another so that the side having the notches will rest against the uninterrupted side of an adjacent bar, a plurality of bars thus placed together forming a plate, the connecting pins each having a constricted portion near its upper end which is sufficiently thin to freely travel in the resulting openings formed by said notched bars, such resulting openings however being toosmall to permit the passage of the normal sized portions of the bars so that when the connecting pins are secured between adjacent bars they will be anchored in place.

10. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of connecting means for connecting said tabulatin and printing mechanism with said ana yzing mechanism, a casing for containing said connecting means, said tabulating and printing mechanism having a plurality of actuators, said analyzing mechanism having a plurality of groups of pins, said connecting means comprisin a corresponding plurality of groups 0 connecting pins, means in the lower end of said casing for maintaining the lower ends, of said connecting pins in alinement with" the pins of said analyzing mechanism, and alining means in the upper end of said casing for maintaining the upper ends of said connecting pins in alinement with said actuators, said alinin means each comprising a plurality of ars having notches on one side thereof, said bars being disposed adjacent to one another so that the side having the notches will rest against the uninterrupted side of an adjacent bar, a plubeing removable independent 1 rality of bars thus placed together forming a plate, the connecting pins each having a constricted portion near its upper end which is sufliciently thin to freely travel in the resulting openings formed by said notched bars, such resulting openings however being too small to permit the passage of the normal sized portions of the bars so that when the connecting pins are secured between adjacent bars they will be anchored in place, said alining means and said groups of connecting pins being removable independent of one another so as to permit the operation of any one of said groups of actuators to the exclusion of others.

11. The combination with an apparatus having a tabulating and printing mechanism and an analyzing mechanism, of connecting means for connecting said tabulating and printin mechanism with said analyzing mechanism, a casing for containing said connecting means, said tabulating and printing mechanism having a plurality of actuators, said analyzing mechanism having a plurality of groups of pins, said connecting means comprising a corresponding plurality of groups of connecting pins, means in the lower end of said casing for maintainin the lower ends of said connecting pins in a inement with the pins of said analyzing mechanism, and alinmg means in the upper end of said casing for maintaining the upper ends of said connecting pins in alinement with said actuators, said alinin means each comprising a plurality of ars having notches on one side thereof, said bars being disposed adjacent to one another so that the side having the notches will rest against the uninterrupted side of an adjacent bar, a plurality of bars thus placed together forming a plate, the connecting pins each having a constricted portion near its upper end which is sufiiciently thin to freely travel in the resulting openings formed by said notched bars, such resulting openings however being too small to permit the passage of the normal sized portions of the bars so that when the connecting pins are secured between adjacent bars they will be anchored in place said casing having end walls, a plurahty 0% sets of securing means secured to the upper ends of said end Walls, angle irons adapted to lap over the upper edges of said end walls, a set of securing means for each angle iron, supports on the inside of the upper edges of said end walls, said alining means being adapted to be secured between said supports and said angle irons by said securing means, there being two angle irons for each plate, one at each end of a plate and each disposed on one of said end walls.

JAMES POWERS.

Witnesses GUs'r'Av Dnnws, H. D. PENNEY. 

